9

Y’all.... im not even playing. I’m not cheering on global warming so this town becomes habitable ... to me. I don’t understand the other people that live here during the winter.

9.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

2/V/24 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ home, BB: n/a, bottled: IX/24/18, 1254 6 (2024-265)

Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy solid beige head, a bit irregular, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, dark chocolate, vanilla, caramel, coffee, just the slightest hint of soy sauce, some more coffee, deep roast. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body, smooth creamy texture. Taste: pretty sweet start, chocolate, sugary, alcohol, more chocolate, hint of coffee, maple syrup, caramel, good roast, bitter touch, more chocolate still, a bit of vanilla. Aftertaste: quite some alcohol, sugary, chocolate, maple syrup. Man, what a lovely beer this is!

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at gr airport bar. Served in a plastic cup. Blackish opaque pour with a small beige head. The nose is dark fruits and spices. The taste is maple, berries, and vanilla. The palate is full and creamy. Finishes long and bittersweet. Overall: decent but a bit too fruity from what I remember in the past. I am not sure they poured me a cbs

Way more coffee forward than I recall. Was hoping for more barrel and maple.

Thoughts are with Tom Lockyer and his family after suffering cardiac arrest during the match vs Bournemouth.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle @ home. Well stored bottle from 2018. Black body under a small but dense beige head. Strong aroma of dark malt, coffee, chocolate, dry fruit, vanilla and alcohol. Taste is as expected from aroma, solid with dark malt, coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, dry fruit, maple, bourbon, balanced bitterness and warming alcohol. Full bodied with long lasting aftertaste. Warming alcohol. A classic.